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Who is Lerone Murphy?

Lerone Murphy is an English professional mixed martial artist born and raised in Old Trafford, Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom. He is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.

Murphy is fighting out of Manchester, England and his fight name is The Iceman. Here are 13 more things about him:

  1. He attended Saint Edward’s Primary School in Rusholme in Manchester, St. Mary’s RC Primary School in Levenshulme, Manchester and St. Anne’s High Catholic High School in Heaton Chapel, Stockport, Greater Manchester.
  2. He is a blue belt in Brazilian jiujitsu.
  3. He competes in the featherweight division.
  4. Before joining the UFC, he competed in Full Contact Contender, Tanko Fighting Championships, FightStar Championship, Evolution of Combat and Celtic Gladiator.
  5. He is 5’9″ tall.
  6. He holds a professional MMA record of 15 wins, 0 loss and 1 draw.
  7. On March 12, 2016, he made his professional MMA debut.
  8. From 2013 to 2019, he trained at All Powers Gym in Stockport.
  9. In 2014, he submitted James Doolan in an amateur MMA bout.
  10. In 2015, he defeated Matthew Bonner and Lloyd Sweeney in amateur MMA bouts.
  11. In 2019, he started training at Manchester Top Team in Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside, Greater Manchester.
  12. On September 7, 2019, he made his UFC debut.
  13. On July 22, 2024, he turned 33.
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Lerone Murphy’s UFC career timeline

From 2019 and 2024, Murphy fought eight UFC opponents. Here are the results:

2019

  • On September 7, 2019, he fought Zubaira Tukhugov at “UFC 242” in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It ended in a split draw.

2020

  • On July 16, 2020, he defeated Ricardo Ramos via technical knockout at “UFC Fight Island 1” in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

2021

  • On January 20, 2021, he defeated Douglas Silva de Andrade via unanimous decision at “UFC Fight Island 8” in Abu Dhabi.
  • On October 30, 2021, he knocked out Makwan Amirkhani at “UFC 267” in Abu Dhabi.

2022

2023

  • On March 18, 2023, he defeated Gabriel Santos via split decision at “UFC 286” in London.
  • On July 22, 2023, he defeated Joshua Culibao via unanimous decision at “UFC Fight Night 224” in London.

2024

  • On May 18, 2024, he defeated Edson Barboza via unanimous decision at “UFC Vegas 92” in Enterprise, Nevada.
  • On October 26, 2024, he defeated Dan Ige via unanimous decision at “UFC 308” in Abu Dhabi.
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Published by Vladi Masvidal

Vladimir Masvidal has been a journalist since 2014. He writes about lifestyle, business and entertainment.

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